Monday, May 04, 2009

The laws and punishments have become very harsh for those that engage in illegal logging. It is without doubt that they are damaging the environment and destroying natural. Often you will see a protected environment being pillaged despite being environmentally protected by law.. There are rewards for those that report instances of illegal logging in order to stop them. While there are surveillance teams out there in the forest trying to protect the area, they simply don’t have the man power to cover all the possible locations where illegal logging can occur.

Still, it is believed that millions of dollars of wood are the result of illegal logging annually. It is very hard to get a firm estimate though of how often this is taking place. It is easy to see therefore why it has grown in popularity as that is a large amount of money for people to be making profits on. An unfortunate consequence of illegal logging is that legally farmed wood can get more expensive, this is due to the drain in natural resources through illegal harvesting.

In order to help deter individuals from engaging in illegal logging, stiffer penalties are being implemented. Although local jurisdictions are becoming united in the fight against this crime and attempting to give a unified rule of punishment, it is still considered worth the risk by the illegal loggers to continue this deforestation, as the financial gain is so large.